World Famous Comics: Billy Mitchell: The Life, Times and Battles of America's Prophet of Air Power
Billy Mitchell: The Life, Times and Battles of America's Prophet of Air Power
By: H. Paul Jeffers Publisher: Zenith Press Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Zenith Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 288 Publication Date: January 05, 2006
The most famous and controversial figure in the history of American air power, William "Billy" Mitchell began his romance with aviation in 1916 when, at the age of 38, he took private flying lessons—graduating just in time to undertake the mobilization of America’s nascent air forces in World War I. A daring and tireless leader who rose to the rank of brigadier general, commanding all of America’s aerial-combat units in France, and earning numerous decorations, Mitchell nonetheless managed to alienate most of his superiors—contradictory results that only grew more pronounced during his remarkable, and remarkably difficult, career.
Good read with lots of detail Billy Mitchell was a real war hero who did more for America than most people realize; and for those historians who are, in fact, aware of his pioneering achievements, they rarely pay him the full amount of credit he earned during his lifetime. After reading this book, one is awestruck by General Mitchell's ability to predict the future, and cannot but wonder why few took him seriously. Had the political leaders done so prior to WWII, thousands of lives subsequently lost in the Pacific would have been spared on both sides.
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